Well they say Shadow was as close to Earth-that-was than any of the other rocks out there. He fell silent then, a look of... something not quite close to contempt crossing his face. "Maybe 's why we lost the war," Mal murmered under his breath before taking a deeper one. "Well. Looks like I ain't goin nowhere for a while. At least until I get my boat patched back up and find my ruttin crew. Otherwise I'm humped."

Blue eyes flickered back to the woman beside of him. "Other than the obvious, you got any suggestions on what needs doin' next?"